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APPLLCATION ELED APR. 24, NH3.

aiene May 8, 191?.

UNiTED sTATns PATENT ormoni,

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HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CBPQRATION OF Enorme-CABLE CLAMP.

Patentes tray. s, i917.

Applicatirm filed April 24, 1313. Serial No. 76,2'?2.

10 au 'whom 'it may concer/a.'

Be it 4known that il, MONROE citizen of the Unitedl States, and a resident of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric- Cable Clamps, of which the following is a specification. l

The invention relates to that class of devices used for securing the end of a cable within a receptacle such as a wall casing, in which anelectric switch orsome similar mechanism is to be installed, and has for it's object to provide a device of the character described having features of novelty and advantage.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view showing thel mannerof use of a clamp vmade in accordance with my invention, the Aparts being broken away to show construction.

lfig, 2 is a perspective view of the clamp. Referring to the drawings, a denotes a receptacle such as a metal wall case, adapted to receive and support a switch; b denotes the cable which usually has a metallic armor. The wall of the receptacle is aperturcd .to vpermit passing the cable into the receptacle so vthat its ends may be connected with the terminals of the switch. The clamp secures the cable to the casing, removing strain from the attachment of the cable .to the switch terminals, and in the caselof the metal armoredcable it constitutes a 5 round connection with the receptacle, a th ng required by the insurance underwriters,

The new clamp constituting' the subject matter 'of this invention, which is preferably formed up to shape from a single piece of sheet metal stock, is made as follows: The tubular body e is longitudinally slotted as at 5 to give it a slight spring action, and partly circumferentially slotted as at 6, to produce a suiiicient spring action in the clamp portion 7 which is comprised of the upstanding ears e and e2 engaged by the screw f, by which the clamp is bound onto the cable armor. It will be observed from Fig. l that the slot 6 does not extend entirely around so as to maketh'e clamp a separate piecefro'm the body portion, but extends only. partly around and to an extent suiicient to permit proper movement of the upstanding ears ef and e2. At its forward end the tubular body is spun down to provide a reduced neck having a curved surface to engage the bare cable in a way to avoid cut' ting through the insulation.

Projecting from the front of the tubular body @preferably at that side which isopposite to the longitudinal slot 5, is a sub stantially` iat longitudinal extension g with its end notched and apertured as at it to receive a securing screw z', which, as will be seen by reference to Fig. l, is mounted in the rear wall of the case or in a wall adjacent to the apertured wall through which the clamp extends. As a result of this construction it will be seen that the clamp is securely fastened to the case; that the fastening device, namely, the screw is in an extremely ac.- cessible position where it can be operated by a screw-driver; 'and that this arrangement necessitates the securing of the clamp to a wall of the case other than the apertured wall through which the clamp is introduced. In this respect it greatly lfacilitates the connection of the wires with :the switch `terminals and the securing of the clamp to the case. y

The mechanism, whichis supported withinthe case has not been illustrated, lsince it may vary in type or kind. Obviously,the shape and charac- Iter of the wall case or receptacle may vary, the utility of the clamp for the purposes specified being not affected by sucn changes.

I claim as my invention As a new article of manufacture a cable clamp formed up to shape from a single piece of sheet metal, and comprising at one end a tubular part so formed as to leave a longitudinal slot, and at the otherV end a at longitudinally extending arm, the outer end of the tubulai` portion having screw-receiving apertures and slotted circumferentially for a short distance to provide an elastic clamp for engagemem: with a cable :1i-mm', the tubular portion naar its inner 33nd being provided wti :11i inwardly projecting circumferential bead with a, Smooth rounding Surfn'ce for engagement 'with he mmimoeli cable without cutting the insulation, 'the and of die arm having n key Slot to permit of its being SUC. luider the head 111g member.

MCE ROIG Witnesses A. J. BEN i: 1;'111, Roy Qms.

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